Posted on September 7, 2008 by sjennings29
29 August 2008 – Antipsychotics and stroke risk, 1st September 2008, Department of Health, NHS Choice
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“Antipsychotic drug ‘stroke risk’” is the headline on the BBC News website. A study has found that all forms of antipsychotics boost the risk of stroke in all patients. It reports that research in 2002 [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2008 by sjennings29
Early intervention in bipolar disorder, part I: clinical and imaging findings, Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Volume 2 Issue 3, Pages 122 - 135, 28 Jul 2008
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The concept of prevention is not new to psychiatry and has long been recognized in general medicine. Recent evidence has highlighted that early pharmacological and psychosocial treatment dramatically ameliorates poor prognosis and outcome for individuals with [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2008 by sjennings29
Alcohol, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly: a systematic review, Age & Ageing 2008 37: 505-512
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Dementia and cognitive decline have been linked to cardiovascular risk. Alcohol has known negative effects in large quantities but may be protective for the cardiovascular system in smaller amounts. Effect of alcohol [...]
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